Census ACS 2023 · 62 cities

Most Educated Cities in South Carolina

Educational attainment is one of the strongest predictors of income and economic opportunity. In South Carolina, Mount Pleasant town has the highest bachelor's degree rate at 66.2%. Cities with more educated populations tend to attract knowledge-economy employers, have higher incomes, and offer more cultural amenities. Compare education levels across all 62 major cities in South Carolina.

Source: Census ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates

#	City	Bachelor's+	Median Income	Population
1	West Columbia city	38.1%	$54,152	17,723
2	Wade Hampton Cdp	45.7%	$75,522	20,703
3	Tega Cay city	65.7%	$141,037	13,267
4	Taylors Cdp	44.4%	$71,747	23,686
5	Sumter city	28.6%	$53,071	43,065
6	Summerville town	31.7%	$78,621	51,262
7	St. Andrews Cdp	25.8%	$45,321	20,953
8	Spartanburg city	33.3%	$51,193	38,578
9	Socastee Cdp	21.3%	$59,826	24,629
10	Simpsonville city	34.0%	$79,233	25,125
11	Seven Oaks Cdp	41.7%	$64,003	15,990
12	Rock Hill city	34.5%	$64,770	74,769
13	Red Hill Cdp	23.3%	$62,132	16,480
14	Red Bank Cdp	18.7%	$60,348	10,950
15	Powdersville Cdp	33.6%	$88,125	11,321
16	Port Royal town	37.3%	$70,330	15,047
17	Parker Cdp	15.0%	$38,607	12,564
18	Orangeburg city	27.2%	$33,066	13,189
19	Oak Grove Cdp	33.5%	$75,506	12,031
20	North Myrtle Beach city	39.4%	$72,111	19,343
21	North Charleston city	28.0%	$62,789	117,460
22	North Augusta city	37.9%	$90,132	24,928
23	Newberry city	22.7%	$47,885	10,733
24	Myrtle Beach city	34.1%	$53,679	37,214
25	Murrells Inlet Cdp	42.1%	$75,438	10,087
26	Mount Pleasant town	66.2%	$121,364	92,662
27	Moncks Corner town	29.5%	$91,516	14,362
28	Mauldin city	37.5%	$81,027	25,985
29	Little River Cdp	24.7%	$64,590	10,457
30	Lexington town	48.0%	$83,263	24,132
31	Lake Wylie Cdp	46.4%	$112,113	15,177
32	Ladson Cdp	19.6%	$83,031	16,261
33	James Island town	48.0%	$100,176	11,738
34	Irmo town	37.3%	$85,137	11,799
35	Hilton Head Island town	55.3%	$96,715	37,805
36	Hanahan city	38.0%	$84,061	21,119
37	Greer city	40.8%	$80,030	39,191
38	Greenwood city	20.8%	$40,253	22,527
39	Greenville city	55.0%	$68,460	71,755
40	Goose Creek city	29.4%	$87,437	46,964
41	Garden City Cdp	24.5%	$50,027	10,820
42	Gantt Cdp	19.0%	$47,265	15,057
43	Gaffney city	21.8%	$41,214	12,612
44	Fountain Inn city	30.8%	$72,021	11,307
45	Fort Mill town	58.1%	$127,537	28,281
46	Forest Acres city	63.1%	$76,417	10,491
47	Florence city	29.9%	$56,433	40,205
48	Five Forks Cdp	64.7%	$140,668	19,093
49	Easley city	31.5%	$65,330	23,942
50	Dentsville Cdp	22.8%	$44,029	15,396
51	Conway city	19.1%	$54,841	26,082
52	Columbia city	46.1%	$55,653	138,019
53	Clemson city	59.0%	$49,713	17,759
54	Charleston city	57.7%	$90,038	152,014
55	Cayce city	30.5%	$58,095	13,718
56	Carolina Forest Cdp	34.2%	$70,647	26,373
57	Boiling Springs Cdp	29.9%	$79,798	12,609
58	Bluffton town	47.9%	$105,463	31,323
59	Berea Cdp	18.2%	$48,104	16,642
60	Beaufort city	38.1%	$59,454	13,660
61	Anderson city	27.3%	$44,321	29,563
62	Aiken city	45.1%	$69,837	32,334

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Frequently Asked Questions

Mount Pleasant town is the #1 ranked city in South Carolina by bachelor's degree rate, with a value of 66.2% according to Census ACS 2023 data.

South Carolina has 62 cities with 10,000+ population tracked in Census ACS 2023 data.

All data comes from the American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year estimates by the US Census Bureau.

Sources: US Census Bureau ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates

Data from the American Community Survey 2023 5-Year estimates. Covers cities with populations of 10,000 or more in South Carolina.